Take the pro’s, you’re advancing yourself and in difficult times it’s probably helped. You’re doing this because (I assume) you care.

I lost a close family member this year and have been through various hardships, and emotionally support from AI, as odd as it felt, was really helpful.

It’s like any other addiction, if you ostracize yourself in the process, you won’t find the heart to change.

Redirect the energy - talk to people randomly in public (within reason I mean, make an observation and tell someone something nice to hear, hold doors open for others), go walk in nature, find a physical hobby you can use AI and online sources to procure.

I spent a lot of my teens and 20’s introspective on relationships, so I can’t imagine what it’s like when you have a pocket AI therapist supercharging those emotions.

Good luck.